Podcast Episodes
Growing Minds > 52 min > EPISODE # 1
The Day My Life Changed Forever – Parenting a Child with a Brain Injury
Featuring Clare Harrison, our COO, and Kate Dixon, Children and Young Person Specialist, this episode shares both personal and professional reflections on the challenges, rewards, and meaningful moments of parenting a child with a brain injury. Through open discussion, they highlight resilience, growth, and the importance of tailored support for families.
Growing Minds > 30 min > EPISODE # 2
Birth and Beyond – Spotting the Early Signs
Featuring Jacob, Clinical Advisor, and Emma Trudgill, Clinical Advisor for Children, this episode explores the early signs to notice in both parents and infants during the perinatal period. Together, they share clinical expertise, lived experience, and compassionate advice designed to help families recognise needs early and access the right support.
Growing Minds > 42 min > EPISODE # 3
The Litigation Journey from a Family Perspective
Featuring Clare, our COO, alongside Helen O’Neill – Nash, Director at Billy’s Charity, this episode offers a powerful family perspective on the litigation journey. Through real experiences and compassionate discussion, it sheds light on the emotional, practical, and long-term impacts of navigating the legal process following a birth injury.
Growing Minds> 20 min > EPISODE # 4
Charity Partner Spotlight - The Eden Dora Trust
In this episode, we’re joined by the founder and CEO of The Eden Dora Trust to discuss how the charity began and its mission to support children with encephalitis and acquired brain injury (ABI). We explore the condition, the challenges families face after diagnosis, and how the Trust offers practical and emotional support through its SPEAK mission.
Growing Minds> 55 min > EPISODE # 5
Charity Partner Spotlight - The Eden Dora Trust
In this episode, we’re joined by the founder and CEO of The Eden Dora Trust to discuss how the charity began and its mission to support children with encephalitis and acquired brain injury (ABI). We explore the condition, the challenges families face after diagnosis, and how the Trust offers practical and emotional support through its SPEAK mission.
Growing Minds> 49 min > EPISODE # 6
Growing up with Cerebral Palsy: Then, Now, and what comes next
In this episode, Kate Dixon, Welfare Benefits Advisor and Young Person Specialist at the Brain Injury Group, is joined by Sarah Edwards, a Cerebral Palsy Specialist at Scope. Sarah shares both her lived and professional experience of living with cerebral palsy and supporting individuals with the condition, as well as how Scope advocates and supports young families.
Growing Minds> 27 min > EPISODE # 7
Against the Odds: My Game
In this episode, Georgina Davies, Rehabilitation and Partnerships Lead at Brain Injury Group, is joined by Chloe Hughes, a National Cerebral Palsy footballer for Bristol City CP. Chloe shares her experience of playing football while living with cerebral palsy, discussing the challenges and misconceptions she has faced, the importance of accessibility and inclusion in sport, and her ambitions for the future.
Growing Minds> 32 min > EPISODE # 8
An Introduction to Gympanzees
In this episode, Kate Dixon Children and Young Person Specialist at the Brain Injury Group and Big Stepping Stones is joined by the CEO and Founder of Gympanzees, Stephanie Wheen. Learn more about the UK’s first fully inclusive exercise, therapy, play and leisure centre, the fundraising efforts and challenges that with the opening of the UK’s first full inclusive exercise., play and leisure centre – opening later this year.
Growing Minds> 44 min > EPISODE # 9
Transition from Child to Adult
Our COO, Clare Harrison, is joined by Heledd Wyn, Solicitor and Partner at Rothley Law, to discuss care, mental capacity, and planning for the future.They explore key considerations for families, including long-term care planning, EHCPs, and the transition from childhood to legal adulthood, highlighting the protections and support that can help ensure young people continue to receive the right care as they grow older.
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